Food safety regulator FSSAI on Monday withdrew its recent advisory wherein food businesses were directed to remove claims of ‘A1’ and ‘A2’ types of milk and milk products from packaging. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said the advisory has been withdrawn to carry out further consultations with stakeholders. It would imply … Read more
“The opportunity for the Indian dairy sector is very large and I am very sure in the years to come whatever targets that we have got, it will be easily achievable for a simple reason that the brand Amul has achieved a size and a scale and more importantly the trust of the consumers and … Read more
Britannia has entered into a JV with Bel SA, France (Bel) to undertake the development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, trading and selling, etc., of cheese products in India and certain other countries. Bel Group is a world leader in branded cheese and a significant player in the healthy snacking segment with brands like The Laughing Cow, … Read more
India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets building its own $6.5 billion consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. Reliance, run by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, plans to build a portfolio of 50 to 60 grocery, … Read more
Leading food company Britannia Industries on Monday said it has judiciously increased prices in the January-March quarter on account of cost inflation and would further take such calibrated price hikes to retain its profitability. The Wadia group firm has “continued to take price increases judiciously and remained aggressive on the cost front,” said Britannia … Read more
Biscuits and bakery company Industries on Friday named Amit Doshi as chief marketing officer. Doshi moves from consumer electronics and personal tech company Lenovo where he was director, marketing for India and South Asia. Doshi, who succeeds Britannia’s former marketing chief Vinay Subramanyam, takes over the new role effective January 17. India’s largest bakery foods … Read more
The move was widely anticipated after Facebook had invested $6 bn into Jio’s platform unit early last year. Key points to note – Ordering is through “tap and chat” option. Delivery is free and there’s no minimum order value. Payment can be made either via JioMart or cash on delivery. Aim is to utilise the … Read more
Britannia has been an average performer over the last three years. As against a high of Rs 3,270 in August 2018, share is currently trading at Rs 3,686 i.e., a return of just 12.7% in more than 3 years. During the same period, FMCG index increased by 18% and nifty by 56%. Reason for Britannia’s … Read more
As per news reports, Britannia is in the process of creating a new position of CEO who will report to the MD, Varun Berry. Mandate is already supposed to have been given to the head hunters to look for a suitable candidate. The step definitely seems to be targeted towards smoother succession of Varun Berry … Read more